In 1995, JAG premiered, airing on NBC for one season, then CBS for nine more. During its run, it launched a spinoff that would go on to become one of the most popular shows in the world, itself spawning more than a handful other series following agents investigating crimes involving the Navy and Marines.
NCIS originally aired as a two-part backdoor pilot on JAG, introducing Gibbs (Mark Harmon), Tony (Michael Weatherly), Ducky (David McCallum), and Abby (Pauley Perrette) to audiences. Since then, Harmon has exited but Gibbs’ story continues to be told in the prequel, Origins, starring Austin Stowell as the ’90s version, Weatherly has gone on to co-lead a new spinoff, Tony & Ziva, with Cote de Pablo, versions have popped up in Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Hawai’i, and it’s even gone international, first with Sydney.
Below, we rank the NCIS shows (so far?). Let us know your ranking in the comments section.
This story originally appeared on TV Insider
